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Recruitment – Tour of U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. District Court, and U.S. Probation for Legal Interns

On July 26th, 2017, Deputy U.S. Marshal gave USAO summer law interns a tour of the U.S. Marshals Service Albuquerque Field Office, U.S. Probation, and U.S. District Court. The Deputy U.S. Marshal discussed the U.S. Marshals Service’s mission and work with the interns. The interns also met with a representative from U. S. Probation, and talked with Hon. Steve C. Yarbrough.

Supervisory AUSA Nayback and Tribal Liaison/AUSA David Adams along with FBI provided training to the U.S. Marshals Service, on the topics of executing state warrants and federal warrants in Indian Country, as well as ways to obtain violent fugitives from Indian Country other than with state warrants. In addition, staff will give a brief description of extradition statutes from various tribal governments in New Mexico.

Tribal Liaison/AUSA David Adams and Victim Advocate Vandever attended the 15 th National Indian Nations Conference—the largest U.S. Department of Justice sponsored Indian Nations conference. The conference had over 1200 attendees and Tribes from across the country were represented. The conference brought together Native American victims, victim advocates, tribal leaders, victim service providers, community volunteers, prosecutors, judicial and law enforcement personnel, family violence and...

On Aug. 31 st , 2017, Acting U.S. Attorney James Tierney presented a brief overview of the HOPE Initiative to attendees of the International Overdose Awareness Day event, sponsored by the Bernalillo County Community Health Council and Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins. The event, which was held at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, featured speakers and guest lecturers on the topics of drug overdose and prevention as it pertains to Bernalillo County.